A little surprise waites for those who didn't go
to the "transition sessions."
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$1 million grant puts engineering on cutting edge
By Ken Lopez
Software industry giant Hewlett Packard each, are components of a communication
recently donated 12 computer software pack- - design package that deals with the sending
ages worth over $1 million to Penn State and receiving of sounds, associate processor
Harrisburg’s Electrical Engineering program, of Electrical Engineering Ali Bahagi said,
enabling students to test and measure the The package consists of several smaller parts
performances of their designs, campus offi- (fiber optics, wireless local area networks,
cials announced.
The equipment is currently being installed
and should be ready to use by the end of the
Photo by Kim Glass
Like residents, cars pack into the space left in Meade Heights. A move to new housing has temporarily put all
on-campus students in the townhouse development.
Residents begin to settle in
New housing plans force adjustments to tighter quarters
By Hiran Ratnayake
Have you ever wondered why scores of students have
been crowding a once sparse Meade Heights commu
nity? This is because the housing area became the sub
stitute for the dorms after they were vacated.
The managers of the Housing and Food office, Joanne
Coleman and Greg Schiavoni, talked recently about
the adjustment. When asked why the revisions were
being made, Coleman stated, “Right now our campus
is in a transitional period. We are building new facili
ties and apartment-style housing. Many of our assess
ments have shown that students prefer single rooms.
Our goal is to get 100% occupancy on the campus.”
Schiavoni added, “It’s a real plus side for our school.
Jesse Gutierrez "files" the first installment of
his fictional series.
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month.
The packages, which cost up to $90,000
radar, radio dispatch, etc.) that operate like a
cellular phone. As a voice is transmitted
through die phone it is digitized, which al-
Not only is our campus enlaiged, but it gives us more
of a university setting.”
The completion date for the new housing is projected
between the year 2000 and 2001. Along with the apart
ments, town houses are being constructed for couples
and families complete with Internet access, refrigera
tors, even washers and dryers.
Coleman finished by saying, “We have done a lot of
relocations to make things more accessible for every-
Mike Freed who didn’t want his last name printed,
lived in the dorms last year. I asked him to compare
that to his present living arrangements. “It’s definitely
Please see "Residents " on page 4
lows the receiver to hear that sound.
“The combination of analog and digital cir
cuits can be called revolutionary,” Bahagi
said of the new software he believes is the
industry’s solution for designing “extremely
complex microwave integrated circuits.”
Bahagi’s previous classes have been lim
ited to working with seperate analog and digi
tal systems. The implementation of the latest
software allows students to work on both si
multaneously.
Audio thefts anger
students as police
search for answers
Penn State Harrisburg was hit
hard last Friday, when the news
broke of several forcible entries into
student vehicles on campus during
daylight hours.
The motive behind each and ev
ery break-in has been the same:
audio equipment like cd players,
speakers and radios which can have
excellent resell value.
With a total of nine students re
porting thefts and break-ins to their
cars over a three week time span,
the campus community is now back
on its heals after what was to be a
good start to a new school year.
Kevin J. Stoehr, director of Safety
and Police Services said the PSH
campus is not alone as the
Middletown area is also suffering
from recent reports of similar
crimes. “We have increased patrols
and visibility,” Stoehr said, and at
this point “we want everyone in the
community to be aware that these
events have taken place and to take
the necessary precautions.”
Police Services is in the process
of increasing its patrol staff as well
from three officers to six, and it is
also working directly with the
Middletown and Lower Swatara
Barbara Roy suggests some places to spend
some time when off campus.
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By Matthew Bowman
Crime Alert!
“This software is much more efficient and
the most up to date. It can handle both the
analog and digital capabilities of any system,”
Bahagi said. “There is really no limit to the
kind of circuits now.”
The software will be integrated into the
course curriculum, enabling senior and
graduate-level engineering students to design,
simulate, optimize and create microstrip cir-
Please see "HP" on page 4.
The remnants of a dashboard left
by a recent rash of radio thefts.
Police in order to get as much in
formation as possible on the thefts.
As of now, there are no definite
leads or suspects, and any informa
tion that may be useful in these
cases should be directed to Safety
and Police Services immediately.
Seven of the nine thefts took place
last week; five of which were in the
main parking lot behind the
Olmsted building. The other two
occurred in the lot located between
the Olmsted building and the CUB.
Jesse Gutierrez, owner of one of
Please see "Thefts" on page 3
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